Job Description

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Your role
As a Cyber Response Commander, you will lead UBS's global response to high-impact cyber incidents and potential threats, orchestrating swift and strategic actions to protect our clients, data and infrastructure. You will act as the central authority during critical cyber events, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing escalations and ensuring effective communication with senior leadership.
The role requires a balance of technical depth, operational rigor and stakeholder engagement.
Your responsibilities will include:

• commanding and coordinating global cyber incident response efforts
• leading threat analysis, containment and recovery operations
• managing executive-level communications and reporting during and after incidents
• ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards
• driving post-incident reviews and translating lessons learned into actionable improvements

Function Category
Information Technology (IT)
Join us
At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We're dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That's why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we're more than ourselves.
We're committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always
Contact Details
UBS Business Solutions SA
UBS Recruiting
Your team
You will be part of the global Cyber Response Command team, which sits within the Cyber Threat Management function of UBS. The team is charged with ensuring a coordinated response and recovery with technical stakeholders as well as business units, legal, compliance and risk teams.
The team operates within a "follow-the-sun" support model from one of our major centers in Zurich, Nashville and Singapore but coordinate incidents all over the world.
Your expertise

• bachelor's degree, preferably within an Information Security related discipline, or equivalent experience
• industry certifications such as CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or similar credentials demonstrating expertise in cyber security and incident response are preferable and not a requirement
• 5+ years in cyber operations and incident response, with a strong preference for financial services and SOC background, including third-party incident handling
• solid expertise in network, endpoint and cloud security, applied effectively in incident response and threat mitigation
• proven ability to manage complex cyber incidents, lead post-incident evaluations and drive continuous improvement initiative
• strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and standards (NIST CSF, ISO 27001) and regulatory compliance, with the ability to translate technical insights for executive audiences
• strategic and resilient leader with a proactive mindset, strong decision-making skills and the ability to thrive under pressure while fostering team collaboration
• committed cyber defense professional - Detail-oriented, accountable and able to mentor junior colleagues

About us
UBS is the world's largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.
We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.
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How we hire
We may request you to complete one or more assessments during the application process.

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